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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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